Trapiche Amethyst 925 Pendant

Trapiche stones form a natural triangle and make a six-pointed star. Though they appear similar to star stones, trapiche gems are different in that they form with a radiating star of inclusions between areas of growth. They look like a wheel with all kinds of magic spinning outward! It’s a very unusual variety of amethyst and enhances the gem’s many properties. Amethyst is a stone of peace and purification. “Trapiche” is a type of milling wheel used to process cane sugar. This gemstone was named after it because of the similarity of appearance between the spokes of the mill and the growth pattern of the gemstone’s inclusions. True trapiches form where geothermal waters meet a carbonaceous host rock. During mineral growth, the gem ceases to grow along the rough edges of the crystal. Instead, it grows only on the smooth faces. This leads to the gemstone growing in sectors independently from one another, and allows a second mineral inclusion to form within the gaps, thus forming the uniqu